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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras
Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones,
and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

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847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

A dense fog advisory across the Monterey Bay is in effect until
11 am today. Light to moderate onshore breezes will prevail with
moderate seas through late week. Periodic rain chances continue
through the week as well with additional rain developing over the
weekend. More substantial rainfall and strong storm system
developing around Christmas day.

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PZZ570-190515-
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain and
drizzle early this morning. A chance of rain late this morning,
then rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
7 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

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PZZ571-190515-
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain late this morning and early
afternoon. Rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at
11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
7 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

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PZZ575-190515-
Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain
early this afternoon. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

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PZZ576-190515-
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain,
mainly in the evening.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

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PZZ540-190515-
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S late. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A
slight chance of drizzle early this morning. A chance of rain
late this morning and early afternoon, then rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
evening.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

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PZZ545-190515-
Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W this afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon. A
chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
9 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
9 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 5 feet at 13
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum
ebb current of 3.1 kt at 02:45 PM Thursday and 0.8 kt at 03:54 AM
Friday.

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PZZ560-190515-
Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain
late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and
W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

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PZZ530-190515-
San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog this morning. A
chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely.

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PZZ531-190515-
San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt this
afternoon. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A slight chance of
rain late.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. A
chance of rain.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Rain.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Rain.
.MON...SW wind around 10 kt. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Rain likely.

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PZZ535-190515-
Monterey Bay-
847 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
Rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W
4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W
4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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